I have surprised myself with the interest I have found as I looked deeper into lesser burdock as a plant. Its invasive nature puts it in a strange category as its been prevalent for long enough now that its considered part of the ecosystem. I think we always blame human activity for the spreading of invasive species but what I never really considered is how animals spread them. With lesser burdock being a bur plant it relies on animal transport for propagation. I have noticed in my research that I seem to find pockets of it in some areas and vast sections without it, so it seems unlikely it travels well on the wind or is eaten and then laid back out in excrement. The process of evolution of a bur plant is interesting, and any organism that goes wild in a new ecosystem is interesting. Invasive plants are so well designed for survival and that is just kind of neat. Not a popular opinion im sure.
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